Mailing-tube.



EL L. @BAK MAILING TUBE. APPpIoAToN FILED rms. 1a, 19os.

famme@ Apr. 2?, 1999.

IN VEA/TUR ATTGRNE Ys WI TNESSES UNITED sTATEsPATENT @mmm noMER tools Gemelos s'rooii'roN, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR rro THE TELESCQPnMAILING 'i' 'iUBE MANUFAGPURING COMPANY, A. coRi-oRATIoN or CALIFORNIA.

MAILING-TUBE.

To all whom it mayY concern:

Be it known that I, Homan LoUIs GRAY, a i vcitizen of the United States, residing at San Joaquin and" Stockton, in the county of State of California ,have invented a new and useful lailingllube, ol which the folowing is a s iecification in such full andY clear terms as wi l enable those skilled in the art to convstruct and use the saine.

This invention relates to mailing tubes for the carriage of articles that are liable to be injured in transit through the mails or express companies, the tube being closed in fourth class mattei', or should it be desirable which joins the main portion and the tube is ,i jl'iertectly sealed for the use of hrstclass mail l to seal the package all that is necessz'iry is to place a stamp across the part of the tube mattei'. .1

Another object ol the construction ot the. tube 1s to make with as small amount of inaterial as possibleaJ tube which will be closed at every point th us inakingcertain that there will be no loss of the materials carried. 4

Another object ol the tube construction is to prevent the ends of the tube from being crushed, thus making the entire tube more substantial, since when one end has beenu broken the entire tube will in a short time "et llattened throughout its entire length.

In the drawings in which the saine minier-- als are applied to the sainel parts throughout r Figure 1 is a-view ot the inner tube in perspective, Fig. L is a view of tlie'outer tube in perspective, Fig. 3 isa longitudinal sectional View of thel two tubes assembled, and Figs. 4, and 5 show sectional -views ot' inodiied'l'orms of ends of the tubes.

'The numeral l is applied to thel inncrtube Whichlias a short outer tube 2 around-it at one end and insidethe inner tube the cap C;

is secured,r said cap having its edges turned outwardlyr and lbeing secured to the tube in any suitable manner, as by glue. or otherwise. The inner tube. is cut in such a manner as to form a cylinder at one end, the end near the ring 2 and for a short distance away from that end, this cylinder being large enough to cause the tube to lit verytight in the heavy I Specification of Letters Patent. Application ined February 1,.19os.

Patented April 27, 190e. .serial No. l116,560.

outer tube 4, said latter tube having a capA 5 i inner tube.

In 4order that articles may be easily laced l in the inner tube, the outer end thereo is left Open as shown in the drawing and since the t pi per or other material frorn which the inner tu e is made will have considerable resiliency that part of the tube tends to stay flat, lthus i leaving a wide mouth for the placing of'an)7 I articles inthe inner tube, and to increase this ell'cct, the corners of the inner tube are cut awa)r as shown at 6 and 7 to make the mouth still wider than-it would be if the pattern of the inner tube formed a perfectcylinder. Another advantage accruingfroni this pattern, is that when it is desired to insert they inner tubein the outer tube yall that is `-necessarv is to compress the inner tube in i circle at the-outer end than the outer tube thereby making it eas)v of insertion in the outer tube, i'

ln order that the outer end ol' the inne-r tube may spread as much as possible when the sameV is out of the outer tube, and that it sible when the saine has been inserted in its place the inner tube has a strip ot spring material S secured to its inner side near the end constructed it will hold a very considerable weight -without any l'urther securing means than the spring inner tube. ll it is desired to make a tube that will be ver)v tight all that is necessary is to make the cylindrical art of Il the pattern for the inner tube extend arther l from tlie ring '2 than is shown in the drawing when it will it very tight. ,lo remove the |contents 'of the tubes simply pull them apart. l Having thus` described my invention in such full and clear tei-ins aswill enable those skilled irrthejart to construct and use the same what .l claim as new and desire to sei4 cure b'y Letteis Patent of the United States i is as follows: i 1. A mailing tube comprising an outer l cylindrical tube and .an inner cylindrical tube, said inner tube being s )lit substantially throughout its length, thee` ges ol said inner tube being in engagement for a portion of their length, andthe remainder being separate and 'forming a longitudinal V-shapcd opening.

the hand and it closes up to form a smaller thereof. lvhen thel tube has been properlyI iirits end similar to the cap 3 in the end ofthe may hold on the outer tube as tiglitlY as pos- 2. A mailing-tube. comprising an outer this 8th day of Februnry A. D. WOS, in the presence of the two subscmbcd witnesses. HOMEH LGUIS GRAY.

eylindleal tube elosednt one end, an inner .cylndrioel'ltube closed at one end and cleft at its other end, and a partially circula'r .5 spring Within safid cleft end for expanding the Witnesses:

seme. FRANK P. MEDlNo, In testimony whereof I have set my hand J. M. C. MURPHEY. 

